EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says that El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank is getting 10,000 eggs as part of a settlement with Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Paxton sued Cal-Maine for alleged price gouging and illegally raising eggs costs by 300%, his office explained. As part of the settlement, Cal-Maine will donate 180,000 dozen large brown and/or white eggs to food banks across Texas, including El Pasoans Fighting Hunger. Cal-Maine is expected to make the donation within the next 120 days.
The following food banks will be getting eggs. The amount they will receive the listed number of eggs.
- North Texas Food Bank – 30,000 dozen
- Houston Food Bank – 30,000 dozen
- Tarrant Area Food Bank – 20,000 dozen
- Central Texas Food Bank – 20,000 dozen
- San Antonio Food Bank – 20,000 dozen
- Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley – 10,000 dozen
- East Texas Food Bank – 10,000 dozen
- El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank – 10,000 dozen
- Coastal Bend Food Bank – 5,000 dozen
- South Texas Food Bank – 5,000 dozen
- Southeast Texas Food Bank – 5,000 dozen
- South Plains Food Bank – 5,000 dozen
- High Plains Food Bank – 2,000 dozen
- West Texas Food Bank – 2,000 dozen
- Food Bank of West Central Texas – 2,000 dozen
- Food Bank of the Golden Crescent – 2,000 dozen
- Wichita Falls Area Food Bank – 2,000 dozen
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